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The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

stellatheecat's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bean27's review against another edition

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4.0

this book really highlights the class aspect of a different class romance. Harry's chapters were about him being framed for murder and George's were about her wondering why Harry doesn't like her lmao

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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kmmorgan618's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mvbookreviewer's review against another edition

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4.0

Readers everywhere would identify with the feeling of unabated excitement that courses through them when they discover an author whose voice they come to adore from the first encounter itself. An added bonus would be having the fortune of finding a long backlist of books that you can indulge in. Elizabeth Hoyt became that for me since I picked up Sweetest Scoundrel from her list of books to read.

The Leopard Prince is the 2nd installment in the Princes trilogy, The Raven Prince being my very first Hoyt novel which I read and reviewed in 2012. The Leopard Prince features Lady Georgina Maitland, owner of multiple estates who remains unmarried, labeled as a spinster given that she is 28 years old.

Harry Pye is Georgina’s land steward, a sort of superior servant considering the grand scheme of things where the elite of society are concerned. However, that does not stop Georgina’s fascination to do with all things related to Harry, even though he has been in her employment for just under six months.

Georgina laments the fact that Harry remains stoically unaffected by her, something she should try and emulate in her burgeoning feelings of curiosity and emotions of other nature towards him. When Georgina decides that she would travel with Harry to Woldsly Manor for a visit, Georgina arrives to find more than she bargained for when it comes to Harry, the village’s animosity towards him and a whole lot of danger that seems to follow in Harry’s wake.

Like in every single book of Hoyt that I have read to-date, The Leopard Prince is also filled with intrigue, danger, craftily formulated characters and mind numbing passion with a love that is as strong and virile as they come. Harry is the kind of hero that we all love to shake up. Broody and silent, Harry knows that his station in life is far below that of a lady like Georgina. The fact alone should tell him that he should stay away. But Georgina is a woman who would not be denied when it comes to passions in the bedroom and otherwise.

Georgina’s stubborn and daring nature might be at odds with the time period within which the story takes place. But then again, history is filled with scandalous affairs of one sort or the other and I believe that is exactly why Georgina and Harry’s story fits with me. I loved the unpretentious nature of both Harry and Georgina. Harry has a way with him that makes you go all weak in the knees every single time he uses “my lady” as a term of endearment, and especially when he uses it as he talks dirty to the woman who rouses his passions unlike any other.

There is a reason why Hoyt is a revered name when it comes to the genre. The Leopard Prince serves as a small testament to that fact.

Recommended!

Rating = 4.25/5

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lunar_owl_reader's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 stars

amxgomex0624's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoy Elizabeth Hoyt's writing, and this book was no exception. I get quite bored of the stereotypical Lords and titled aristocratic heroes of HR, so Harry was a refreshing and much needed break from that, whilst still being everything that I love about HR heroes. George was a great, if not somewhat naive heroine, but I still really liked her. Granville was, obviously, a disgusting and vile character, but he served his purpose as the villain. Every character was extremely well-written in my opinion and the story was overall very good, so no real complaints here!

maxwellf21bc's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

acesarrows's review against another edition

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4.0

I adore this entire series, but especially love how the Harry and Georgina switch the traditional romance novel roles. She is the aristocrat, and he is the commoner. A fantastic romance novel.

breezy610's review against another edition

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4.0

pretty good. I was surprise to find it was the other way around. Usual it a common woman and gentry man, but it was a common man and a gentry woman this time, unlike the last book in the series.